Soprano Nini Marchese received her Bachelor of Music from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and her Master of Music from the University of North Texas. She won first place at the Soiree Lyrique Vocal Competition and was the winner of the Thomas J. Smith Scholarship Competition. Recent productions include the touring version of The Elixir of Love with Dallas Opera, Hansel and Gretel with Denton County Opera, and The Tender Land with Utah Festival Opera. Click here for full bio.

Mezzo-soprano Karen Kelley is originally from Jefferson City, MO. She received a Master of Music in Opera Performance from Arizona State University. Last season, Karen took part in Opera Steamboat’s pilot Resident Artist program in which she performed the role of the Queen in Lori Laitman’s Three Feathers. In addition, she was a featured soloist with Chandler Opera Company in their inaugural Welcome to the Opera concert. At the beginning of this season, she debuted as an Apprentice Artist with Sarasota Opera, performing the role of La Madre in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. This summer, Karen sings as a debut Apprentice Artist with the Santa Fe Opera. Click here for full bio.

Tenor Camron Gray is a native of Winchester, Tennessee who has performed solo recitals, concert repertoire, and opera across the United States since 2010. He has studied and taught a variety of subject areas such as K-12 music, voice, acting, language acquisition, public speaking & presentation, and served as an artistic consultant for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in opera. Recent productions include L’ellisir d’Amore with Opera Huntsville; and Blue with Seattle Opera, Toledo Opera, and Glimmerglass Festival. Click here for full bio.

Baritone Grant Jackson is an active performer of opera, oratorio, art song, and early music. Grant holds a bachelor’s degree in vocal performance from the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, and a master’s degree in vocal performance from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. In the 2023 season, Grant made his company debut with the prestigious Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, NY, singing the role of Milo Carter in the world premiere of The Rip Van Winkles, a new youth opera from Ben Morris and Laura Fuentes, as well as covering the role of Schaunard in Puccini’s La bohème. He has also appeared with Bach Society Houston, Harmonia Stellarum, Jazz Houston, Collegium Cincinnati, the VocalArts Ensemble, Queen City Opera, and the Colorado Bach Ensemble, among others.